RAN./ Screenplay and dialog by Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni and Masato Ide.

By: Material type: FilmFilmPublication details: New York: Fox Lorber : 1985Description: 1 DVD; (160 mins); Color; Japanese with English subtitles; Widescreen presentationISBN: 1572523263 :Uniform titles: Subject(s): DVD Collection -- | Japanese History -- Shakespearean Plat (Lear) -- DVD Collection -- | Epic Drama -- Japanese Language -- English Subtitles -- DVD CollectionDDC classification: DVD/952/RAN LOC classification:
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library
DVD/RAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available King Lear/Japanese History 39844400112492

Starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jnpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu.

Re-telling os Shakespeare's King Lear mixes Japanese history, Skakespeare's plot and Kurosawa's own feelings about loyalty in the epic masterpiece. Set in 16th Century Japan, an aging ruler, Lord Hidetora announces his intention to divide his land equally among his three sons.

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